CONCORD, NC - June 17, 2009 - Tim McCreadie climbed behind the wheel of a race car for the first time in five months on Tuesday.
And after that practice session, the 2006 World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion pronounced himself ready for his long-awaited return to dirt Late Model competition.
Sidelined since suffering a back injury on Jan. 15 in a crash during the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Okla., McCreadie will make his first full-fender start of the season on Thursday night (June 18) when the WoO LMS opens its ‘Great Northern Tour' with the ‘Six Nations 50' at Ontario's Ohsweken Speedway.
McCreadie, 35, of Watertown, N.Y., spent nearly seven hours on Tuesday testing his Sweeteners Plus Rocket No. 39 dirt Late Model at Thunder Alley Speedpark in Evans Mills, N.Y., just a few miles north of Watertown.
“I'm a little tired and sore (after practicing), but that's to be expected after not doing anything for so long,” McCreadie said on Wednesday morning after returning from a visit with a local chiropractor. “Everything went smooth and I feel like I'm ready to go.
“I'm excited to get back to racing. Hopefully we'll be able to get out there and have some good runs in these races coming up.”
McCreadie, who won last year's inaugural WoO LMS event at Ohsweken, tentatively plans to follow the remainder of the Great Northern Tour after Thursday night's lidlifter. The busy swing also includes dates on June 20 at Quebec's Autodrome Drummond; June 21 at Cornwall (Ont.) Motor Speedway; June 22 at Can-Am Motorsports Park in Lafargeville, N.Y.; June 23 at Canandaigua (N.Y.) Speedway; June 24 at Big Diamond Raceway in Minersville, Pa.; and June 25-27 at Lernerville Speedway (the completion of a held-over WoO LMS show is set for June 25 and the Firecracker 100 will be contested on June 26-27).
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Crane Cams (Official Valvetrain), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), Fusion Energy Boost (Official Energy Boost), SuperClean (Official Cleaner-Degreaser) and VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors Champ Pans, Eibach Springs, Hoosier Tires, Integra Shocks, Jake's Custom Golf Carts, Ohlins Shocks, Racing Electronics, Quarter Master and Wrisco Aluminum; Crane Cams Engine Builder's Challenge participants Cornett Racing Engines, Custom Race Engines and Pro Power Racing Engines; and Chassis Builder Challenge participants Rocket Chassis and Team Zero by Bloomquist.
And after that practice session, the 2006 World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion pronounced himself ready for his long-awaited return to dirt Late Model competition.
Sidelined since suffering a back injury on Jan. 15 in a crash during the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Okla., McCreadie will make his first full-fender start of the season on Thursday night (June 18) when the WoO LMS opens its ‘Great Northern Tour' with the ‘Six Nations 50' at Ontario's Ohsweken Speedway.
McCreadie, 35, of Watertown, N.Y., spent nearly seven hours on Tuesday testing his Sweeteners Plus Rocket No. 39 dirt Late Model at Thunder Alley Speedpark in Evans Mills, N.Y., just a few miles north of Watertown.
“I'm a little tired and sore (after practicing), but that's to be expected after not doing anything for so long,” McCreadie said on Wednesday morning after returning from a visit with a local chiropractor. “Everything went smooth and I feel like I'm ready to go.
“I'm excited to get back to racing. Hopefully we'll be able to get out there and have some good runs in these races coming up.”
McCreadie, who won last year's inaugural WoO LMS event at Ohsweken, tentatively plans to follow the remainder of the Great Northern Tour after Thursday night's lidlifter. The busy swing also includes dates on June 20 at Quebec's Autodrome Drummond; June 21 at Cornwall (Ont.) Motor Speedway; June 22 at Can-Am Motorsports Park in Lafargeville, N.Y.; June 23 at Canandaigua (N.Y.) Speedway; June 24 at Big Diamond Raceway in Minersville, Pa.; and June 25-27 at Lernerville Speedway (the completion of a held-over WoO LMS show is set for June 25 and the Firecracker 100 will be contested on June 26-27).
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Crane Cams (Official Valvetrain), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), Fusion Energy Boost (Official Energy Boost), SuperClean (Official Cleaner-Degreaser) and VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors Champ Pans, Eibach Springs, Hoosier Tires, Integra Shocks, Jake's Custom Golf Carts, Ohlins Shocks, Racing Electronics, Quarter Master and Wrisco Aluminum; Crane Cams Engine Builder's Challenge participants Cornett Racing Engines, Custom Race Engines and Pro Power Racing Engines; and Chassis Builder Challenge participants Rocket Chassis and Team Zero by Bloomquist.
